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Vigil for abducted Nigerian girls

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ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION<br/> <br />Christians and Muslims gathered in Nigeria on Wednesday (May 14) to hold a prayer vigil for the schoolgirls abducted last month in northeast Nigeria by Boko Haram.<br/> <br />Dozens of women and children came together at a busy intersection in Lagos lighting candles and singing and chanting "bring back our girls".<br/> <br />Christians and Muslims took turns to say prayers for the kidnapped school girls.<br/> <br />Boko Haram has killed thousands of people since 2009 and destabilised parts of northeast Nigeria, the country with Africa's largest population and biggest economy.<br/> <br />The abductions have triggered a worldwide social media campaign under the Twitter hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, and prompted the United States, Britain, France and Israel to offer help or send experts to Nigeria.

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